TWO women opted to remain silent yesterday to allegations that two years ago they murdered teenage mother Breanna Mackey in an argument over an $80 smartphone. Zaria Burrows and Dervinique Edwards opted not to give any evidence or call any witnesses on their behalf to counter claims they murdered the 19-year-old in January 2018. Their decisions came moments before their respective attorneys made closing addresses to the jury, urging them to acquit their clients of Mackey’s murder. Additionally, the attorneys urged the jury to reject the prosecution’s assertion that Burrows and Edwards acted in concert with Mackey’s actual killer, Thea Williams. Burrows’ attorney Devard Francis, asserted that contrary to the crown’s case against his client and Edwards, Williams acted “unilaterally and on her own” in killing Mackey.

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